Bible: Genesis 44:18-34

44:18Then Judahapproachedhim and said, “My lord, please allowyour servantto speaka wordwith you.1Please do notget angrywith your servant,2foryou are just likePharaoh.344:19My lordaskedhis servants, ‘Do you havea fatherora brother?’44:20We saidtomy lord, ‘We havean agedfather, and there is a youngboywho was born when our father was old.4The boy’s5 brotheris dead. He is the onlyone of his mother’ssons left,6and his fatherloveshim.’

44:30 “So now, when I returntoyour servantmy father, and the boyis notwith us – his very life is bound up in his son’s life.1944:31Whenhe seesthe boyis notwith us,20 he will die, and your servantswill bring downthe gray hairof your servantour fatherin sorrowto the grave.44:32Indeed,21your servantpledged securityfor the boywithmy father, saying, ‘IfI do notbringhim back to you, then I will bear the blamebefore my fatherallmy life.’